IB Subjects Available - Total

The following is a complete list of all the IB subjects the IBO will exam in May 2010
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A8.1Terminology
Some clarification of terminology may be helpful when considering the availability of subjects.

Automatically available	A coordinator may register candidates for this subject without having to submit a special request. A subject in groups 3 to 6 may be automatically available in only one or two of the three response languages, not necessarily in all three languages.
Special request subject	The subject must be requested by the coordinator 18 months before the written examinations. In groups 3 to 6 a subject may be automatically available in one or more response languages, but may be a special request subject in another response language.
Not available	The subject is not automatically available, nor is it a special request subject.

A8.2Availability of language subjects in group 2

Examinations in the three language courses in group 2 (language A2, language B and language ab initio) will continue to be offered only if there is a minimum entry of 30 candidates. Where candidate numbers fall below this number in more than one session the subject will be withdrawn. Schools that have entered candidates for a group 2 language in this category will be given two years’ notice of the withdrawal.

A8.3Availability of subjects for May 2009

Group 1 languages A1: Available

The following languages A1 are automatically available in May 2009 at higher level and standard level.

Amharic A1 Arabic A1 Bosnian A1 Bulgarian A1 Catalan A1 Chinese A1 Croatian A1 Czech A1 Danish A1 Dutch A1 English A1 Finnish A1 French A1 German A1 Hebrew A1

Hindi A1 Hungarian A1 Indonesian A1 Italian A1 Japanese A1 Korean A1 Latvian A1 Lithuanian A1 Macedonian A1 Malay A1 Modern Greek A1 Nepali A1 Norwegian A1 Persian A1 Pilipino A1

Polish A1 Portuguese A1 Russian A1 Serbian A1 Sesotho A1 Sinhalese A1 Slovak A1 Slovene A1 Spanish A1 Swahili A1 Swedish A1 Thai A1 Turkish A1 Welsh A1

Afrikaans A1 HL/SL and Siswati A1 SL are only available in the November session, but may be taken by May session candidates as split-session entries.

Group 1 languages A1: Special request

All special requests for May 2009 language A1 subjects have now been processed at IB Cardiff and the schools concerned have received a letter of authorization.
Setswana A1 SL is a special request subject available only in the November session. May session candidates may take Setswana A1 SL as a split-session entry in 2009.

Group 2 languages A2: Available

The following languages A2 are automatically available in May 2009 at higher level and standard level.

Arabic A2 Chinese A2 Dutch A2 English A2 French A2

German A2 Japanese A2 Modern Greek A2 Pilipino A2 Portuguese A2

Spanish A2 Swedish A2 Thai A2

Group 2 languages B: Available

The following languages B are automatically available in May 2009 at higher level and standard level.

Arabic B Cantonese B Danish B Dutch B English B Finnish B French B

German B Hebrew B SL only Hindi B Indonesian B Italian B Japanese B Korean B

Mandarin B Norwegian B Portuguese B Russian B Spanish B Swedish B

Swahili B is only available in the November session, but may be taken by May session candidates as a split-session entry in 2009.

Group 2 languages ab initio: Available

The following languages ab initio are automatically available in May 2009 at standard level only.

Arabic ab initio French ab initio German ab initio Indonesian ab initio

Italian ab initio Japanese ab initio Malay ab initio Mandarin ab initio

Russian ab initio Spanish ab initio Swahili ab initio

Group 2 classical languages: Available

The following classical languages are automatically available in May 2009 at higher level and standard level in the response language specified.

Classical Greek Latin

English English

Spanish

Group 2 classical languages: Special request

All special requests for May 2009 classical languages have now been processed at IB Cardiff and the schools concerned have received a letter of authorization.

Group 3: Available

The following group 3 subjects are automatically available in May 2009 at the level and in the response language specified.

Business and management HL Business and management SL	English English	French	Spanish Spanish
Economics HL Economics SL	English English	French French	Spanish Spanish
Geography HL Geography SL	English English	French French	Spanish Spanish
History SL History: Africa HL History: Americas HL History: E and SE Asia and Oceania HL History: Europe HL History: S Asia and the Middle East HL	English English English English English English	French French French	Spanish Spanish Spanish
Islamic history HL Islamic history SL	English English
ITGS HL ITGS SL	English English		Spanish
Philosophy HL Philosophy SL	English English	French French	Spanish Spanish
Psychology HL Psychology SL	English English	French French	Spanish Spanish
Social and cultural anthropology HL Social and cultural anthropology SL	English English	French French	Spanish Spanish

Group 3: Special request

All special requests for May 2009 group 3 subjects have now been processed at IB Cardiff and the schools concerned have received a letter of authorization.

Group 4: Available

The following group 4 subjects are automatically available in May 2009 at the level and in the response language specified.

Biology HL Biology SL	English English	French French	Spanish Spanish
Chemistry HL Chemistry SL	English English	French French	Spanish Spanish
Design technology HL Design technology SL	English English
Environmental systems SL	English		Spanish
Physics HL Physics SL	English English	French French	Spanish Spanish

Group 4: Special request

All special requests for May 2009 group 4 subjects have now been processed at IB Cardiff and the schools concerned have received a letter of authorization.

Group 5: Available

The following group 5 subjects are automatically available in May 2009 at the level and in the response language specified.

Computer science HL Computer science SL	English English	French	Spanish
Further mathematics SL	English
Mathematical studies SL	English	French	Spanish
Mathematics HL: discrete mathematics Mathematics HL: series and differential equations Mathematics HL: sets, relations and groups Mathematics HL: statistics and probability	English English English English	French French French French	Spanish Spanish Spanish Spanish
Mathematics SL	English	French	Spanish

Group 5: Special request

All special requests for May 2009 group 5 subjects have now been processed at IB Cardiff and the schools concerned have received a letter of authorization.

Group 6: Available

The following group 6 subjects are automatically available in May 2009 at the level and in the response language specified.

Music HL Music SL composition Music SL group Music SL solo	English English English English
Theatre HL Theatre SL	English English	French French	Spanish Spanish
Visual arts HL Visual arts SL option A Visual arts SL option B	English English English	French French French	Spanish Spanish Spanish

Group 6: Special request

All special requests for May 2009 group 6 subjects have now been processed at IB Cardiff and the schools concerned have received a letter of authorization.